TY - JOUR
T1 - Essential oil of Litsea salicifolia Roxb. ex Wall : a new report from Assam, India
AU - Choudhury, M.
AU - Choudhury, S.N.
AU - Ghosh, A.C.
AU - Leclercq, P.A.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Litsea salicijolia Roxb. ex Wall. (Dighloti in Assamese) is a secondary food plant for the muga
silkworm (Antheraea assama Ww.). Experiments conducted at the Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat, Assam, India, indicated the presence ofan essential oil in the leaves of this plant species, which has not been reported on previously. Hydrodistillation ofthe green leaves in a Clevenger type apparatus gave a clear and sweet-scented oil with 0.45% to 0.55% yield. The composition of this essential oil was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-three constituents have been identified, accountingfor 99.9% ofthe oil. The major constituent appeared to be benzyl benzoate (76. 7%), which is responsiblefor the pleasantflavour ofthe oil. Predominant major constituents included tentatively identified I-phenylethyl benzoate (8.6%), beta-phellandrene (5.3%), I,8-cineole (1.5%) and (E)-beta-ocimene(1.4%).
AB - Litsea salicijolia Roxb. ex Wall. (Dighloti in Assamese) is a secondary food plant for the muga
silkworm (Antheraea assama Ww.). Experiments conducted at the Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat, Assam, India, indicated the presence ofan essential oil in the leaves of this plant species, which has not been reported on previously. Hydrodistillation ofthe green leaves in a Clevenger type apparatus gave a clear and sweet-scented oil with 0.45% to 0.55% yield. The composition of this essential oil was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-three constituents have been identified, accountingfor 99.9% ofthe oil. The major constituent appeared to be benzyl benzoate (76. 7%), which is responsiblefor the pleasantflavour ofthe oil. Predominant major constituents included tentatively identified I-phenylethyl benzoate (8.6%), beta-phellandrene (5.3%), I,8-cineole (1.5%) and (E)-beta-ocimene(1.4%).
M3 - Article
SN - 0250-3980
VL - 37
SP - 359
EP - 362
JO - Séricologia
JF - Séricologia
IS - 2
ER -